Iran Army launch two-day military exercises

The Iranian Army has launched two-day military exercises involving the ground, naval, and aerial forces under its command.

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Iranian Army has launched two-day military exercises involving the ground, naval, and aerial forces under its command.

The military drills, codenamed Mohammad Rasoulallah (Muhammad, the Prophet of God), kicked off early on Monday on an order by Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, the Army's deputy commander for coordination.

The exercises cover an expanse of three million square kilometers in area in Iran’s south and southeast, the Makran Coast, and other areas in the Gulf of Oman. The ground, marine, and air forces of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base will be drilling their defensive combat skills, practicing interoperability, and conducting self-evaluations.

Rocket, missile fired on first day of drills

Later on Monday, Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi, the spokesperson for the drills, said the Army’s Ground Forces fired a Fajr 5 rocket and a Naze’at missile as part of defense exercises.

Admiral Mousavi explained that the first day saw operations by naval surface and subsurface vessels as well as aerial craft to monitor, track, and destroy mock enemy units to prevent them from approaching Iranian waters.

Later in the day, he said, Special Forces and Commando units guarding the coastline moved to destroy intruding enemy vessels.

Still later, Army Ground Forces moved in to back up the Navy in defending the coastline and preventing enemy forces from infiltrating into Iranian land; and the Fajr 5 rocket and Naze’at missile were fired during that phase, Admiral Mousavi said.

He said the Iranian Army’s Air Force conducted sorties to reinforce ground and naval forces, and the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base monitored the field of fight.